Minturn.
"Well I want to get it in order before he comes."
"In fact you want anything but to have a word to say to me!" hazarded Mr.
Minturn.
"Well then, since you are such a good guesser, I ain't just crazy about
you," said Mickey shortly.
"And I'm tired of having you run from me as if I were afflicted with
smallpox," said Mr. Minturn.
"If your blood is right, smallpox ain't much," said Mickey. "I haven't a
picture of myself running from _that_, if it really wanted a word with
me."
"But you have a picture of yourself running from me?"
"Maybe I do," conceded Mickey.
"I've noticed it on occasions so frequent and conspicuous that others, no
doubt, will do the same," said Mr. Minturn. "If you are all Bruce thinks
you, then you should give a man credit for what he tries to do. You
surprised me too deeply for words with the story you brought me one day. I
knew most of your facts from experience, better than you did, except the
one horrible thing that shocked me speechless; but Mickey, when I had time
to adjust myself, I made the investigations you suggested, and proved what
you said.
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